| Description |
xxii, 248 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge companions to literature
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Cambridge companions to literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (235-242) and index. |
| Contents |
Aphra Behn: the documentary record / Mary Ann O'Donnell -- Behn, women, and society / Susan Staves -- Aphra Behn and the Restoration theatre / Derek Hughes -- The political poetry of Aphra Behn / Melinda S. Zook -- Behn's dramatic response to Restoration politics / Susan J. Owen -- Tragedy and tragicomedy / Janet Todd and Derek Hughes -- Behn and the unstable traditions of social comedy / Robert Markley -- The Cavalier myth in The Rover / Helen M. Burke -- 'The story of the heart': Love-letters between a noble-man and his sister / Ros Ballaster -- Oroonoko: reception, ideology, and narrative strategy / Laura J. Rosenthal -- 'Others', slaves, and colonists in Oroonoko / Joanna Lipking -- The short fiction (excluding Oroonoko) / Jacqueline Pearson -- Pastoral and lyric: Astrea in Arcadia / Jessica Munns -- Aphra Behn's French translations / Line Cottegnies. |
| Summary |
"Traditionally known as the first professional woman writer in English, Aphra Behn has now emerged as one of the major figures of the Restoration. During the 1670s and 1680s, she provided more plays for the stage than any other author, and greatly influenced the development of the novel. Behn's work straddles the genres of drama, fiction, poetry, and translation. With its full bibliography, detailed chronology, and a description of the known facts of her life, this Companion will be an essential tool for the study of this increasingly important writer and thinker."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Subject |
Women and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Women and literature. |
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England. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
17th century |
| Subject |
Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689 -- Critique et interprétation -- Guides, manuels, etc. |
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Femmes et littérature -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 17e siècle -- Guides, manuels, etc. |
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Behn, Aphra. |
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Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Subject |
Women and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Added Author |
Hughes, Derek, 1944-
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Todd, Janet, 1942-
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| ISBN |
0521820197 hardback |
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9780521820196 hardback |
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0521527201 paperback |
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9780521527200 paperback |
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